What do nicotine, Twitter, alcohol, Instagram, caffeine, and Farmville have in common? That you become easily addicted to them, and that they are an excellent source of income for their creators (except Twitter, maybe). Recently, a book was published on how to do just that: design apps and websites in such a way that people become captivated by their screens and smartphones.

The Facebook Liberation Army kicked off their campaign to free the good citizens of Facebook from the platform's questionable governance. Those in attendance were encouraged to “fight the good fight” and do what's right by their social network.

The social network Facebook has been taken from us. Our timelines or no longer ours, we are presented with unwanted advertisements, our data is sold and our privacy is not guaranteed. The true commercial side of Facebook has reared it's ugly head.

The Circle follows 24-year-old Mae Holland, a graduate of Minnesota’s elite Carleton College, who lands a job at the “most influential company in the world” thanks to her old roommate and friend, Annie – an influential Circler in the company’s elite “Gang of 40”.

On the 26th of April I attended the debate 'The Power of Facebook' in the Waag. This debate was organized on the occasion of the publication "Friendship to the fair," a book by Peter Olsthoorn about the fastest growing social network in the world.